Derby Racecourse Roman Settlement

Derby Racecourse Roman Settlement
Andy Mabbett · CC BY 3.0

Also known as: Derbyn raviradan roomalaisrauniot, Derventio, Établissement romain de l'hippodrome de Derby, Hippodromus Derbiensis, Hippodromus Derbiensis (vicus Romanus), Pemukiman Romawi Derby Racecourse, Římské osídlení Derbského závodiště, Rímske osídlenie Derbyjského závodiska, Sito romano dell'ippodromo di Derby, Дербский ипподром, Дербский ипподром (римское поселение), Кальцавое рымскае паселішча Дэрбі

The Derby Racecourse Roman settlement was the third settlement in Derby or Derventio which was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia [1]. It lies 600m east of Derventio fort in Little Chester, on the outskirts of Derby [1]. The Roman road from Derventio to Sawley on the River Trent passes the settlement [1]. Derby Racecourse Roman settlement site was founded around AD 90 [1]. The site was excavated between 1968 and 1983 [1].

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TypeSettlement
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryEngland
Coordinates52.9348° N, 1.4635° W

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